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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24
A Green Recruit.

Adjutant General E. p. Gray, Of Mad
ison, Wis, favored the members Of Ran
som Post e. A. r. with a little talk re-
Gently In the course of his remarks he
referred to the general ignorance Of the
first recruits in al matters pertaining to
the army and navy, and stated that the
north had very few real soldiers the first
two years Of the war. A. an illustration
Of this point he..related the FOL lowing in
cident;
Soon after the first call for troops was
issued, y he said, "a member of one Of
the newly organized regiments which
had just been quartered at Washington
was strolling about the city one day
when he stumbled into the navy yard.
His curiosity was very much excited at
what he saw there, he having been rais-
eel in an inland town. At last he came
across one of those great anchors that
are used in a man-0fwar One of the
tiukes was sticking in the ground, while
lAAE tlAifA 1tAAlE S'itAir ~ EANE OF ApAFtctu
feet in the air, and the shank extended
out to one side about fifteen feet. The
recruit was very much interested in
this strange piece Of machinery He ex-
amined it on all sides, tried to move it,
and occasionally stared all around the
yard, as if trying to connect it with some
other object After a while the yard
officer came around and told him be
would have 70 leave the yards.
Oh, bun gosh blame it, I amt ready
to 90 yit said the recruit
Cont help it. SIR replied the officer;
the yards close at o'clock, and every
body has to get ont then.
But I want to stay here. and I'm not
going out. Ny names Peterson, and
belong to the SEVENTEEN New York.
Makes no difference you must 90.
But what on earth do you want to hang
around here for2
Why, I've been waiting here for an
hour to see the chap that handles this
gosh blamed pick, and I'm going to stay
till he comes ifI have to wait all sum
mer. r."-C Chicgq0 Hsguid.
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True but Remarkable.

+" Yes. Pm from Dakota, he said meek
", as he got into conversation with
man on an Eastern train.
~Ah, is that 50 ? am thinking Of 90
ing out there myself to invest in some
farming land
We have some very fine land
So understand, but are not some
of the stories they tell of its fertilitv ex-
aggerated.
Why, my friend. | am sorry to say
some of them are downright untruths.7
That's what | thought. Now what
is the most remarkable instances of the
fertility Of Dakota soil which ever came
under your observation ?"
Well, believe the case of my pump
might go at the head of the list
a What was il s?r
:" dug well about forty feet deep the
first season / was there and put down u
wooden pump. 1t happened it was made
out of small cottonwood log which was
little green, and the soil al the bottom
of that well, forty feet from the surface,
was - fertile that the pump took root,
and it also gres up and branched out,
and now while my children play in
swing attached 10 one Of the branches |
pump water through the hole which still
remains in the trunk "-Dakota Ben.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24
The Cobra and the Mouse.

was visiting at 3 friends house in
Calcutta, and was on this evening sitting
at dinner alone The table had been
some time waiting for the host, and I
had At last received note that be was
not coming home, 50 sat down alone
had finished dinner and was still ling
ering at the table, when little mouse
ran up on the top OF bowl with sort
of basket work cover on it. should not
have thought that itself very singular, for
the q tribes on our frontier made most
unexpected incursions. Bat when he
did get perched on the cover Of the bowl
the little fellow rose upon his hind legs,
with his hands before him, and began
20 entertain me With the funniest little
mouse song you can imagine. Chit
chit, eheep-eheep-chit,- he whistled, and
kept il up before me in most unembar-
rslssed and sell-possessed little way.
must have been trying audience for I
leant back in my chair and roared with
laughter. As looked az ut the little per-
former gradually became aware Of
shadow, something strange gliding out
from behind dish toward the mouse
Silently and slowly it neared the mouse
in another minute beady snakes eve
glittered in the lamplight
Ny hand stole softly for the carving
knife. The snake reared his head level
with the mouse, and the poor little fel-
lows song, which had never ceased, be-
came piercingIy shrill, though he sat up
rigidly erect and Inotionless. The head
Of the snake drew back little 10 strike,
oat flashed the carving knife The spell
was broken instantly, for the mouse
dropped and scsmpered. The snake
was wounded for there was spots OF
blood on the tabIeciOth, and was writh-
in about among the dishes and plates.
I could not make a bold stroke at any
part Of il for fear Of breaking theerOekery
and whenever made dig with the point
it was Ike pricking the gs.rter. would
not have believed, until I had seen it.
how much Of himself Il snake can stos
away under the edge Of plate. At last
| saw the end ofhis tail projecting from
under dish. \ snake held by the tail
and swung rapidly round cannot turn
back and bite grabbed the tail with
my left thumb and finger, and drew him
out until had ju,lged the middle Of his
body to be under the knife; then came
down and eut him in two Here was
another COBRA little one about two
feet long, but quite long enough to gray
el" man.
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WHOLE NO. 1884.
The Dark Side of Things.

Some people viii presist in taking a
gloomy view Of everything. There Is a
man Of that kind in Austin. living in
Ward No. I3 A neighbOr happened to
drop in to zee him the other day and
found everybody lively except the head
Of the family
How are sou all coming on
We are all tolerlbIe except Bob He
is laughing aud joking because he is go
ing fishing. Just know that he i going
to come home drowned, and bowling with
a fish hook sticking in him somewher =.
Well, the rest seem to be cheerful
Yes, sorter. Jemimy Is jumping and
skipping about because she l. going 70
candy pulling, but I know something
will happen to her. read Of girl in
Philadelphia only last year who was COM
ing from candy pulling, when drunk
en- man threw his wife out If a three
story window and killed her
Killed Who?7
Jemimy"
Why, no there she is
Well, it might have been her if she
had been on the pavement below where
the woman fell"
Well, you are looking healthy
&" Yes, feel just Ike the man did who
dropped dead in New York last week
froln the heart disease. He was in high
spirits and had a good appetite, and
thesu's just my symptoms. - Ttnrs Nifi-
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Could Hold up Their Heads.

There was an odd incident at one Of
the seaside places last week. 4 couple
of ladies, who do not live in Boston, and
whose unpretentioas way Of life had per-
haps led them 10 fear that they might be
looked down upon by Boston people, had
taken board at 4 hotel much patronized
by Bostonians Of IN excellent sort. Walk
ing about the corridor of the house on
the first evening after their arrival. and
observing with an interest natural in all
newcomers the people about them, they
happened 30 observe two ladies standing
in the corridor not TAR away. Il struck
the Younger Of the newcomers, who Is
little short-sighted, that these two ladies
whom they saw in the corridor were
quite shabby in appearance. She turned
To her companion and whispered :
Wen, guess We can hold Up our
heads with this kind Of people
The elder seized her handkerchief IN
vain attempt 70 smother hearty langh.
They had been looking n their own r.
fection in a big mirror Bsso,s 7r,foa-'y,f
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24
A Vegetable Compass.

Long before men learned to poise a
piece OF magnetized iron on pivot to in
dieate the North there were natural COM
passes growing on the American prairies,
and they still flourish in large numbers
as a reliable guide 70 travellers across the
American desert. They are a peculiar
species of plant, called the compass plant
the pilot weed or polar plant, and have
been known for generations to the West
ern hunter, although the scientific world
has known them but short time. The
edges of its leaves are said to be always
pointed due North and South An au-
thority states: Repeated observations
upon the prairies, with measurements by
the compass of the directions assumed by
hundreds of leaves, especially Of the rad
ical ones, havse shown that as to prevail
ent position the popular belief has a Ger
tain foundation in the fact
Captain Mayne Reid mentions It in
one of his books as follows: " We had
guide To our direction unerring as the
magnetic needle. We were traversing
the region Of the polar plant, the planes
of whose leaves at almost every step
pointed out our meridian. II grew upon
our track, and was crushed under the
hoofs of our horses as We rode onward
The traveller Burton also refers to it
While in the damper ground appeared
the polar plant, that prairie compass to
plane of whose leaf ever turns toward the
magnetic meridian Another writer
says: = Fortunately none goes 10 the
prairies for the first time without being
shown, in case of mishaps, the groups Of
compass weed which abound all over the
plains, and the broad fat leaves Of which
point due north and south with an ae-
euraey as unvarying as that Of the mag
netic needle itself
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24
A Wonderful Well.

A writer in the Omaha Bee describes
one of the wonders of Texas as follows,
About 10 miles east Of Fl Paso. near 81
ezra Blaneo. on the line of the Texas and
Pacific Railruad, there is a strange phe-
nomenon which has just come to public
notice. The authority for the statements
about to be made is Ex-Governor John c.
Brown, of Tennessee, Receiver Of the
Texas and Pacific. who visited this city a
few days ago, accompanied by several
officials Of the road, Division Superin-
tendent Judy, in whose jurisdiction the
phenomenon Is located Governor Brown
and superintendent Judy told the story
to one or two persons here, and it has
Just come to the reporters ear. About
two years ago the Texas and Pacific Rail
way Company undertook 30 sink an arte-
sian well few miles below Sierra Blanca
which is hamlet % miles from FL Paso.
The workmen put down the pipe ts0 feet
when suddenly an underground cavern
was struck, the drill dropping six feet
and current Of air rushed up the pipe
Drilling ceased and the wen was aban-
doned, the 600 feet of pipe remaining in
the ground, giving connection between
the surface of the earth and the strange
subterranean cavity quarter of a mile
beneath.
The phenomenon did not at that time
attract the attention of any one sufficient
ly interested 10 investigate. Recently,
however superintendent Judy's attention
was called 10 it, and his personal exami-
nation and inquiries have developed facts
and testimony about the wonderful we'll
Governor Brown stopped on his way here
to see it. Not many people live near the
well, but those who do reside in the
neighborhood and are thoroughly ae-
qtIainted with it ever since il was aban-
doned. three years ago. The people near
by have been in the habit Of going and
sitting about the well in summer time TO
enjoy the cool, inyigorating air that rush
es up the pipe One of the strangest
things is the fact that the current Of air
ebbs and flows like ocean tides. From
I0;I5 p. NJ. a current rushes out ofthe pipe
with sound that resembles the noise
made by locomotive blowing off steam
and 50 loud that it can be heard for forty
or fifty yards At 1915 P. NJ. the overflow
of air ceases and strong suction sets in
which lasts for the next twelve hours.
this ebb and flow continuing day after
day, and it has been observed by horse
men that whenever they get in the
of this well strong mag
netic forces are felt and sparks are given
off if the horses name is touched.
Recently a man from Sierra Blanca
was sitting close to the well, and on tax
ing out his pocket-knife be found nail
which he had in his pocket clinging to
the knife He held the knife in the cur
rent Of air and found that the magnetic
property increased. Several weeks ago
Superintendent Judy held his pocket
knife in the current of air for four min
utes, and the knife is still strongly mag
netized from the effect The outfiowing
current Of air is believed to possess Gu
ratiye powers. Its efficacy is to be tested
by experiments upon cases of paralysis
and other diseases. The people who live
near this wonderful well call it the
. Fountain of Youth
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24
Striking Fact in Havana.

A most noticeable thing in Havana is
the universal and almost constant use of
tobacco. Americans have made some
progress in the weed, but they are mere
noviees compared with the people of
Cuba. Except the churches, no places
are sacred from the use of tobacco. The
Cuban smokes as he drives you to your
hotel the landlord as he shows you to
your room the waiter in the interval
between the courses the banker as he
cashes your draft ; the physician as he
times your pulse the priest the moment
he leaves the altar the sexton as be digs
the grave /; the undertaken as he drives
the hearse to the funeral Ordinarily
the corpse does not smoke
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24

for her TO sign it here producing pen and
ink. Will YOU, my good woman, be 50
kind as TO affix your name?"
Now Sally resented being called my
good woman in that manner, she hated
agents generally and this one in particu-
lar, for hadn't Simon acted like all pos
sesSed ever since he came bothering
round. Here was the opportunity she
craved.
Taking the policy which the agent
extended, she uniolded and glanced at
its contents.
So this is my husbands life insur-
ance ?"
Yes ma'am"
it?"
. Yes, ma'amr
In my favor?"
: Yes in your favor, certainly" replied
the agent. Now you SEE
Never mind, sir interrupted the
irate Sally, want to tell you that
don't want nofive-thousand no dollars, when
Simon dies, nor don't want no insurance
policy either. Simon has acted like a
fool ever since he took out this tarnel old
thing thinks I want him TO die so can
have all that money to have fine time
with | don't believe I'd ever get five
cents, anyhow-them insurance compan-
les always busts fore man dies anyhow
| wouldn't live with Simon another week
if he kept this. You understand, sir,
don't want no policy, nor Simon don't
neither
And with dexterous twist Sally tore
up the offending paper and tossed the
pieces into the yard.
But madam, let me tell you-let me
explain; surely there is some mistake
began the ehagrined agent, but Sally cut
him short
know there's been mistake she
said, and I've rectiiied it-Iook out, sir,
this cream may splatter your clothes" as
the dasher flew with renewed yigor
The agent turned TO Simon, who had
been . silent spectator of this scene.
Sir, will you permit this; is it to be as
your wife says"
Simon smiled in a siekly fashion, and
taking out his wallet extracted therefrom
a five dollar bill and handing it to the
agent said: Take this, sir, for your
trouble, but as for the policy, guess we'll
let it be as wife says"
The agent took the money and his de
parture at once. After moments silence
he turned 10 his wife and in subdued
voice asked:
Hadn't better finish that churnin,
Sally?r
don't care if you do, said Sally.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24

Special values Ia each % the - Extensive
Departments IN cur store oficpiG each season.
We do not mean by this Il few special values
offered as a eatch-penny business the selling
of goods below cost 70 create the impression
that all our goods are sold propoTtionallv
cheap. etc. etc but Real Lire Bargains.
THE VERY BEST T1LJE Tor the money
which can De- had Ia any Dry Goods Estab-
iishment IN America.
To 0iiCr -nch values n all times % our
customers has i-en sur aim and this has
been our line uf policy right through We
mean % continue il and hope 20 succeed in
our efforts still
4 Q,issfioii IF Talse represents a saaffer Of
1irgat-a gain oF loss
To most 0f as this is matter Of consider
able importance and interest
The S3cks We offer the purchasing public
contain almost everything in the different
line 10 be- found. and ample enough 10 suit
all TASTES. even the most fisiidious This
much a. to Gsssrflaesf and sqrilfg
The Goods ~, he Be9--By this we mean
The best for the price If loS priced goods
are wanted Re can offer these too. and up
to the very finest grade. T'he P-iccs-W Well
upon this item Ge risk orr reputation. The
prime question with Us IN the purchase and
sale oi goois Is not how HCLH can be- OBJ
tanned for an article bat for how LITTLE
can IL be- sold
These are the items then Flcafs Of Lg1t
md Roga f.r .si'lr C0m59rf. BeR tleiligiss IA
"a Lifes. L,irgesf -iSs8sfiaesfs Lo,uosf Prices.
Are our claims sustained
Everybody r. looking now for Hot H-eafl-
er DRY Gopds. We can give yon excellent as
sentiments IN way Of
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Endorsed by the M. DIS.

A. NJ. Robinson, Druggist and Apothe-
cary, Bangor, Me, in letter dated July
l, 1884, says - have had MANY pre-
scriptions for Gilmore's Aromatic Wine
from one of our best physicians, who
learned Of its virtues from those who had
used it" No remedy ever produced has
met with such marked favor from the
medical profession. The Company cheer
fully furnish any physician a sample of
their Aromatic Wine, and not one of the
many hundreds who have given ii an ex-
animation has ever failed TO endorse it as
a valuable and reliable remedy.-A over
the country leading physicians are pre-
seribing it, particularly for the numerous
ailments to which females are liable.
They know there is no purer, safer or
more reliable remedy.
The Gilmore Remedies are for sale by
Biesecker Il Snyder, Mammoth Block,
Somerset, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24
WOMAN'S WARFARE.

Say. DO women join the army
Nay for women are too fraii
IN the midst Of battles terzsrs
Tender hearts like theirs would fail.
But l say a woman ri~esh.
Day by day within her home.
To encounter t0es by legions
Who for deadly combat come.
say, what are wOInan's weapons
Needles. scissors. duster, broom:
Carving knife, perchance, or, haply.
some long handled iron spoon
But 70 meet TINS single-handed,
Myriad foes, IN steru array,
Needs courage ali undauuted
Not les than the bloody fray.
What bath she 10 lose II vanquished.
What compared with realms of earth,
Household JOY. and loved ones safety;
Thingz Of rare and priceless worth
Health and life. and oftimes reason
Victims fall, before these foes,
Lives are tarnished. ~o,IIs are sadsiened.
And there follows countless woes.
Woman, in your daily conflict,
Weld some mightier weapons, thou
Weld the sword Of Gods great spirit
And before il ali shall bow
scripture texts WELD thou with power
own and feel that prayer is might
And thy true and phantom legions
shall - .srialffx- mt 4. afoht
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24

ALL MEDICAL AUTHORITIES agree that
catarrh is no more nor less than an in
fiammation of the lining membrane of
the nasal air passages Nasal catarrh and
all catarrhal affections of the head are
not diseases of the blood, and it is seri-
Gus mistake to treat them as such. No
conscientious physician ever attempts TO
do 80. 1t is held by eminent medical
men that sooner or later specific win be
found for every disease from which hu-
manity suffers. The facts justify us in as
suming that f,r eatarrh at least positive
cure already exists in Ely's Cream Balm.
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FRENCH and DOMESTIC sATINEs



russor CrepeS.
Batisres, Lawns India iinons,
triukie sesrsucl;ers
Printed Chailis and Light Weight Etam-
ines in iarEe assortment ofweaveS and col0rs
for seaside and mountain resorts
When in the city. vou aN,always welcome
"a make our store room your headquarters.
for meeting of friends. appointments. etc
Plenty Of 1oom for vour accommodation.
NAIL ORBERS.-To our patrons, who
DO not always ind It convenient 10 come 10
the city 80 make their purchases. We extend
the services of0Gr GrTIfoBOTOHLY ORGAN
IZED NAH. ORDER DEPARTMENT
Samples of the newest and choicest STYLES
Of goods as they come in. will be cheerfally
sent 10 any address upon request.
We have thousands Of customers who find
this method ofshopping with Us very satis-
factory and profitable
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24

When the irreligious man goes to the
telephone he usually says Hello y
when he comes away from the telephone
he is very apt to turn the expression
around the other way.
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What We employ in charitable uses
during our lives is given away from our
selves; what We bequeatn az our death Is
given from others only, As our nearest re-
iations.
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Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure
is sold by Us Oh a guarantee. Itcures Con-
sumption Sold by Geo. W. Benford Il Son
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For lame back, side orchest, use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster Price y cents Sold by
Geo. W. Benford * SON
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DYSPEPSIA.

4 that misery experienced when Ne Suddenly
| heeCIne aware that We p'.ssrss q diaboical ar
ranEtrleut called a s-sniaeh- The stomach Is the
rs.-erToir from which every lire aud tissue must
b. uCurlsisi ulf any trul-he with if i soon felt
thrJuEIoui the Ehols y stem. Among 4 dozen
dysffItits ns two vii havc the sane tredorni-
uarf symptoms ijyspeptics q active mental
power and hilious temperament are subject %
1icE HEADACHE; those, Le-Ly and phlezmatie
have lpssTIParIoS. while the thin and nervous
are abandoned o. GLOOMY Fo8EHoDfSes. some
dyspeprics are wonderfully forgetfgl Others have
great irritabillty of temper
Whatever form Dyspepsia may take, one thing
. certain,
The Underlying Cause Is in
the LIVER,
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One life is lost for every 1855 tons of
coal mined
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II LBAER. n,.,-, ,rt.w
liz somerset, Pa,
.--..,.... ia somerset and adjoining eoai-
Al t,'.ir... entrusted 10 lim VIII receive
--s1.i lIieIi-un-
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The Underlying eau


and one thing more il equally certain no one
VII remain a dyspeptie who VII
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= c. TRENT, ,--,-,ry,w
D A4 somerset Pa.
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PRESCRIPTIONS & FAMILY RECEIPTS
SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES

in great variety; \ full sci Of Test Lenses.
Come in and have your eyes examined No
charge for examination. and we are confident
we c,ln suit you. Come and ser me-.
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CHARGES MODERATE.

r wishing lo -end money West can be ac-
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